Gegen jeden Zweifel

Originaltitel: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

2009
16
1 Std. 46 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,8/10

14.004

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, and Amber Tamblyn in Gegen jeden Zweifel (2009)

A writer's plan to expose a corrupt district attorney takes an unexpected turn.

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Remake des Film Noir-Films "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" von 1956, in dem der Plan eines Schriftstellers, einen korrupten Staatsanwalt zu entlarven, eine unerwartete Wendung nimmt.Remake des Film Noir-Films "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" von 1956, in dem der Plan eines Schriftstellers, einen korrupten Staatsanwalt zu entlarven, eine unerwartete Wendung nimmt.Remake des Film Noir-Films "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" von 1956, in dem der Plan eines Schriftstellers, einen korrupten Staatsanwalt zu entlarven, eine unerwartete Wendung nimmt.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,8/10

14.004

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
Was supposed to get a wide release, but ultimately ended up as limited release in 5 theaters.

Patzer
Michael Douglas answers his phone upside down when he receives a call at dinner.

Zitate
Ben Nickerson: Who the hell wears a Montalvo? Never heard of it.
Detective Hollis: We searched every retailer in Shreveport. None of them have ever carried a Montalvo. They stopped making it in 1999.
Ben Nickerson: That tells how popular they were.
Detective Riddick: Maybe the guy was from Italy.
Ben Nickerson: Right, this has all the earmarks of a mafia hit.
Lieutenant Merchant: What about a tourist, you know, looking for some late-night action?
Ben Nickerson: [sighs] Maybe. I don't know. This smells like an evidence box stored next to all those other evidence boxes of unsolved homicides. I hate that smell. I really do.

Verbindungen
Featured in Late Show with David Letterman: Folge #17.9 (2009)

Soundtracks
Mallorca
Composed by Jonathan Adams
Provided by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com

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6/10

Dopey crime drama, very amusing though

The career of director/cinematographer Peter Hyams has been one of slow decent into mediocrity like Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, which has just a slight improvement over his previous entry A Sound of Thunder. This movie is arguably the dopiest courtroom drama of the decade (at least). It is a story that lives purely on coincidence and contrivance. It feels rushed and ends on an anti-climactic note. Sounds pretty bad huh? Actually it wasn't. There is something kind of amusing about the idiocy of Beyond a Reasonable Doubt which may be just enough to keep you watching. Sometimes it gets actually fairly tense.

C. J. Nicholas is an investigative reporter in Missouri who is convinced that the district attorney, has been faking evidence for the last 17 murder cases he has taken on. In order to expose him, C. J. comes up with a crazy scheme which involves framing himself for a murder, getting arrested and hoping that Nicholas tries to pin something on him. Sounds good, but something goes very wrong.

Not for a moment is the story believable, and it takes too many ways out of conflict, including rushing scenes, throwing in cheap surprises, and also a deus ex machina to conclude the whole thing. If you are not bothered by this, you may find something to salvage from Beyond a Reasonable Doubt. There are some quirky scenes here and there and a few good Hyams shots

Well, it could have been worse I suppose, the movie was better than I expected, but I think I may be giving it more generosity than it deserves.